Learn to pick the right cereals to give you the proper nutrients and energy you need as an athlete. Mornings are hard, especially when you’re not a morning person. Getting in a nutritious breakfast is even harder when you’re rushing around. But we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, […]

This recipe is almost like an “everything but the kitchen sink” type recipe, but has the added benefit of fitting into a healthy Mediterranean Diet. You can easily throw everything in your crockpot in the morning before leaving for work so you can walk into a wonderful smelling house and have dinner waiting for you! […]

Being a parent is hard work! I’ve officially made it two years as a parent and I’ve had to really shift priorities during these two years. I, just as I’m sure you do, want my family to be a healthy family and that begins with the parents. Over the past two years I’ve worked on […]

Are you a parent of a teenage athlete who wants your child to become faster and stronger but not at the expense of their health? Sports nutrition supplements are usually the first go-to to reach these goals. There are key factors you should be looking at when it comes to sports nutrition supplements and I’m […]

The sports nutrition you give your body before a game or competition can make a big difference in your performance! Being a student athlete is hard work – you have to balance school, practice, games and maybe even a job. Eating properly before games and competitions may seem like just one more thing to add […]

Is Intermittent Fasting really a healthy choice for weight loss? I recently posted about the ketogenic diet (click here to read if you missed it) but that’s not the only option for weight loss these days. Chances are you’ve heard of intermittent fasting or ‘IF’ for short. IF is nothing new – in fact fasting […]

Have you been considering the ketogenic diet to help you lose weight? Chances are you’ve heard of your friend or a friend of a friend or that girl on the internet who follows it and has lost a gazillion pounds. So you think, “well it’s worked for them so why not?” But perhaps you’ve wondered […]

Eating healthy doesn’t have to break the bank, if you know a few tips for inexpensive ways to increase the quality of your food. Quality food will not only improve your health but also your body composition and how you look and feel overall. Why is Healthy Food So Expensive? It does appear that healthy […]

What if you could take a pill, in this case a vitamin, that would prevent a number of health conditions AND improve athletic performance? It could be a reality with vitamin D; also known as the sunshine vitamin. What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is a hormone that is essential to bone and muscle health. […]

Protein: Is too much of a good thing not a good thing? Protein is a necessary macronutrient that is necessary for life but does that mean we can eat it in unlimited quantities? The amount of protein one person needs is highly dependent on a number of factors such as age, gender, body composition, sport, […]